US Spy Chief Fires Officials, Citing Explicit Transgender Chat

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbardis moving to fire more than 100 intelligence officers who used a secret chatroom on a National Security Agency platform to exchange views about their transgender experiences, including at times sending sexually explicit messages.

Gabbard sent a memo Tuesday directing all intelligence agencies to identify the employees who participated in the NSA chatroom, terminate their employment and revoke their security clearances by Friday, a spokeswoman for the Office of Director of National Intelligence said.

The news of the chatroom was reported in City Journal by conservative activist Christopher Rufo and reporter Hannah ...